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Newspaper of the University of Southern California
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Headlines
Legislators can argue for weeks on income definitions of middle class America, but the fact remains that local economies vary widely in their standards of rich and poor.
Viewpoint, page 4
Civil engineers hold program
The Department of Civil Engineering will be holding its first annual symposium, “Partnering: Learning to Work Together" tomorrow at the Davidson Conference Center. The event is co-sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Associated General Contractors at USC.
The symposium will include leaders in the civil engineering and construction management industry who will discuss Southern California's major projects in the field.
The program will run from 6 to 11 p.m. Student admission is $30, general admission $45. For information and registration forms, call Hank Koffman at (213) 740-0556 or stop by Kaprielian Hall 239.
The Women of Troy, in need of a Pac-10 win, host Arizona tonight at the Lyon Center at 7:30 p.m. The men's team is on the road, facing Arizona State in Tempe.
Sports, page 16
‘Death’ & ‘Demon’ hit the box office
Film editor Jim Hemphill takes a look at "Death and the Maiden" and "Demon Knight." Though very different, both films have brought 1995 off to a good start.
Diversions, page 8
The elusive $75K ‘middle class’
Elections for senate reformed
By Laura Lanchester
Staff Writer
Students will now be electing their own Student Body President and Vice President, due to an amendment passed at last night's Student Senate meeting.
The amendment, written by Vice President Sarah Zuercher, outlined the new powers and elections procedures to accommodate the new positions.
The president and vice president will now run on a joint ticket, and will be voted for independently of the senators. The new procedure replaces the previous system, in which the senators elected the president and vice president from among themselves.
The Student Body President will not vote with the senate, but will have veto power similar to the federal structure. The Student Body Vice President will still preside over senate meetings and vote only to affect the outcome of a vote.
(See Senate, page 6)
USC geologists decry proposed cut
Loss of funding would deprive university earthquake research
By Eric Enno Tamm
Staff Writer
With Japan reeling from a devastating earthquake on Monday and memories still lingering from the Northridge quake one year ago, some USC geologists have criticized a Republican proposal to abolish the U.S. Geological Survey, a move which could also threaten research funding at USC.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., has touted the COP'S "Contract with America" as an alternative to balance the federal budget. It lists the Geological Survey as a possible pro-
gram to cut, wftich would save the federal treasury $3.26 billion over five years.
"It sounds like Newt Gingrich doesn't know what these people do at the Geological Survey," said USC geologist J. Lawford Anderson. ''What agency is there to monitor and issue warnings about possible disasters?
"If it is eliminated, we have cut down the first line of our defense against natural disasters," he said. "It's a stupid idea."
The Geological Survey provides research support to the USC Earth Sciences Department
and funds $1.2 million of the $4 million annual budget of the Southern California Earthquake Center located at USC.
The Survey is a 115-year-old federal agency that performs surveys, investigations and research into earthquakes, volcanoes, soil erosion, ground water quality and other environmental issues.
Rep. John Kasich, R-Ohio, proposed to eliminate the agency last year, but the House Bud-et Committee, then controlled y Democrats, stymied the idea.
However, with the House in the hands of the GOP after the recent congressional elections, and with Kasich now chairman of the Budget Committee, the possibility of the Geological Survey being axed is real.
Kasich's press secretary, Bruce Cuthbertson, said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the congressman placed the agency "on the list of possible cuts to offset tax cuts." But Cuthbertson also said he thinks that the earthquake functions of the Geological Survey could perhaps be transferred to the National Science Foundation.
However, Charles G. Sammis, the chair of USC's Earth Sciences, said he thinks this is also a poorly developed proposal.
"In principle, you could distribute the money through the NSF to universities to do research and get rid of the Geological Survey," Sammis said. "But you're not saving money. So (See Quakes, page 6)
University libraries to house stiJd®nKts . gender, sexuality collections ™at seJtnch
By Nik Trendowski
City Editor
The university will soon be home to the world's largest repository of research materials on gay and lesbian studies.
The ONE Institute archives, the International Gay and Lesbian Archives and possibly several other collections will be on deposit in a university-owned building on Adams Boulevard as part of the library system.
Walter Williams, professor of Anthropology and the study of men and women in society, brought the archives together.
"It will really put USC on the map in terms of much research that is going on," Williams naid. "In terms of gay and lesbian studies, it will be the location of
the world's largest research center."
Lynn Sipe, acting director of university libraries, said he felt the move would serve both the collection's needs and the university's academic needs well.
"Everyone has a collection of books, but it's the unusual and extraordinary library that has unique items," he said. "I think it's critical to remember that the library wouldn't be doing this sort of thing if it weren't in the service of academic needs. The archives are only on deposit here ... but it's a very good arrangement for both parties."
ONE Institute staff will administer the merged collections. The ONE Institute collection includes more than 2 million items
relating to gay and lesbian people and history, as well as documents and artifacts from the women's movement.
Williams said he became interested in bringing the archives here in the course of research for a book he was writing, "The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture."
He found much of the information he needed in those two archives, and later became a member and then president of the board of the ONE Institute collection as well as a member of the IGLA board.
"I approached the (former) university librarian, Peter Lyman, and told him about the (See Archives, page 6)
By April Haitsuka
Assignment Editor
Due to heavy use of Norris Cinema Theater, the university funded the refurbishment of the theatre's 19-year-old plush seats, replacing them temporarily with folding chairs.
The $28,000 renovation was funded through the Facilities Operations and Maintenance budget, said Hiro Matsuno, project architect.
"The seats in the theater were installed in 1976 and were in a condition of severe deterioration," he said.
Norris Theater serves as a classroom for large cinema school classes and as the audito-
(See Norris, page 6)
Thursday January 19,1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 4
Basketball teams in action tonight

Newspaper of the University of Southern California
_._________'_
Headlines
Legislators can argue for weeks on income definitions of middle class America, but the fact remains that local economies vary widely in their standards of rich and poor.
Viewpoint, page 4
Civil engineers hold program
The Department of Civil Engineering will be holding its first annual symposium, “Partnering: Learning to Work Together" tomorrow at the Davidson Conference Center. The event is co-sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Associated General Contractors at USC.
The symposium will include leaders in the civil engineering and construction management industry who will discuss Southern California's major projects in the field.
The program will run from 6 to 11 p.m. Student admission is $30, general admission $45. For information and registration forms, call Hank Koffman at (213) 740-0556 or stop by Kaprielian Hall 239.
The Women of Troy, in need of a Pac-10 win, host Arizona tonight at the Lyon Center at 7:30 p.m. The men's team is on the road, facing Arizona State in Tempe.
Sports, page 16
‘Death’ & ‘Demon’ hit the box office
Film editor Jim Hemphill takes a look at "Death and the Maiden" and "Demon Knight." Though very different, both films have brought 1995 off to a good start.
Diversions, page 8
The elusive $75K ‘middle class’
Elections for senate reformed
By Laura Lanchester
Staff Writer
Students will now be electing their own Student Body President and Vice President, due to an amendment passed at last night's Student Senate meeting.
The amendment, written by Vice President Sarah Zuercher, outlined the new powers and elections procedures to accommodate the new positions.
The president and vice president will now run on a joint ticket, and will be voted for independently of the senators. The new procedure replaces the previous system, in which the senators elected the president and vice president from among themselves.
The Student Body President will not vote with the senate, but will have veto power similar to the federal structure. The Student Body Vice President will still preside over senate meetings and vote only to affect the outcome of a vote.
(See Senate, page 6)
USC geologists decry proposed cut
Loss of funding would deprive university earthquake research
By Eric Enno Tamm
Staff Writer
With Japan reeling from a devastating earthquake on Monday and memories still lingering from the Northridge quake one year ago, some USC geologists have criticized a Republican proposal to abolish the U.S. Geological Survey, a move which could also threaten research funding at USC.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., has touted the COP'S "Contract with America" as an alternative to balance the federal budget. It lists the Geological Survey as a possible pro-
gram to cut, wftich would save the federal treasury $3.26 billion over five years.
"It sounds like Newt Gingrich doesn't know what these people do at the Geological Survey," said USC geologist J. Lawford Anderson. ''What agency is there to monitor and issue warnings about possible disasters?
"If it is eliminated, we have cut down the first line of our defense against natural disasters," he said. "It's a stupid idea."
The Geological Survey provides research support to the USC Earth Sciences Department
and funds $1.2 million of the $4 million annual budget of the Southern California Earthquake Center located at USC.
The Survey is a 115-year-old federal agency that performs surveys, investigations and research into earthquakes, volcanoes, soil erosion, ground water quality and other environmental issues.
Rep. John Kasich, R-Ohio, proposed to eliminate the agency last year, but the House Bud-et Committee, then controlled y Democrats, stymied the idea.
However, with the House in the hands of the GOP after the recent congressional elections, and with Kasich now chairman of the Budget Committee, the possibility of the Geological Survey being axed is real.
Kasich's press secretary, Bruce Cuthbertson, said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the congressman placed the agency "on the list of possible cuts to offset tax cuts." But Cuthbertson also said he thinks that the earthquake functions of the Geological Survey could perhaps be transferred to the National Science Foundation.
However, Charles G. Sammis, the chair of USC's Earth Sciences, said he thinks this is also a poorly developed proposal.
"In principle, you could distribute the money through the NSF to universities to do research and get rid of the Geological Survey," Sammis said. "But you're not saving money. So (See Quakes, page 6)
University libraries to house stiJd®nKts . gender, sexuality collections ™at seJtnch
By Nik Trendowski
City Editor
The university will soon be home to the world's largest repository of research materials on gay and lesbian studies.
The ONE Institute archives, the International Gay and Lesbian Archives and possibly several other collections will be on deposit in a university-owned building on Adams Boulevard as part of the library system.
Walter Williams, professor of Anthropology and the study of men and women in society, brought the archives together.
"It will really put USC on the map in terms of much research that is going on," Williams naid. "In terms of gay and lesbian studies, it will be the location of
the world's largest research center."
Lynn Sipe, acting director of university libraries, said he felt the move would serve both the collection's needs and the university's academic needs well.
"Everyone has a collection of books, but it's the unusual and extraordinary library that has unique items," he said. "I think it's critical to remember that the library wouldn't be doing this sort of thing if it weren't in the service of academic needs. The archives are only on deposit here ... but it's a very good arrangement for both parties."
ONE Institute staff will administer the merged collections. The ONE Institute collection includes more than 2 million items
relating to gay and lesbian people and history, as well as documents and artifacts from the women's movement.
Williams said he became interested in bringing the archives here in the course of research for a book he was writing, "The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture."
He found much of the information he needed in those two archives, and later became a member and then president of the board of the ONE Institute collection as well as a member of the IGLA board.
"I approached the (former) university librarian, Peter Lyman, and told him about the (See Archives, page 6)
By April Haitsuka
Assignment Editor
Due to heavy use of Norris Cinema Theater, the university funded the refurbishment of the theatre's 19-year-old plush seats, replacing them temporarily with folding chairs.
The $28,000 renovation was funded through the Facilities Operations and Maintenance budget, said Hiro Matsuno, project architect.
"The seats in the theater were installed in 1976 and were in a condition of severe deterioration," he said.
Norris Theater serves as a classroom for large cinema school classes and as the audito-
(See Norris, page 6)
Thursday January 19,1995 Vol. CXXIV, No. 4
Basketball teams in action tonight